MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-4) AT BUFFALO BILLS (3-4)
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DOLPHINS |
BILLS |
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SERIES LEADER |
57-41-1 |
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STREAKS |
4 of past 5 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Dan Campbell: 0-0 |
Rex Ryan: 6-7 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 36-7 at Patriots |
Bye (Wk. 7: L 34-31 at Jaguars in London) |
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LAST GAME |
9/27/15: Bills 41 at Dolphins 14. Buffalo QB Tyrod Taylor passes for 277 yards and 3 TDs for 136.7 passer rating. Bills RB Karlos Williams rushes for 110 yards and a touchdown. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
9/14/14: Bills 29, Dolphins 10. Buffalo K Dan Carpenter kicks 5 FGs. Bills WR Sammy Watkins records 117 rec. yards & TD. Buffalo defense totals 4 sacks & INT. |
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REFEREE |
Carl Cheffers |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 134 (Mia.), 81 (Buf.). XM: 227 (Buf.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Tannehill: 165-263-1928-13-9-87.1 |
Taylor: 96-137-1097-9-4-103.6 OR Manuel: 52-84-561-3-3-78.5 |
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RUSHING |
Miller: 79-434-5.5-3 |
McCoy: 78-304-3.9-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Landry: 42-466-11.1-2 |
Clay (TE): 34-350-10.3-2 |
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OFFENSE |
352.3 |
340.6 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-3 |
0 |
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DEFENSE |
379.4 |
347.3 |
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SACKS |
Suh, Vernon: 2 |
M. Williams: 3 |
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INTs |
Jones, Grimes: 2 |
3 Tied: 2 |
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PUNTING |
Darr (R): 50.0 (1L) |
Schmidt: 48.6 |
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KICKING |
Franks (R): 32 (17/19 PAT; 5/7 FG) |
Carpenter: 42 (18/19 PAT; 8/10 FG) |
NOTES
DOLPHINS: Are 2-1 under interim head coach DAN CAMPBELL...QB RYAN TANNEHILL passed for 297 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 2+ TDs in 5 of past 6 overall...In past 3, RB LAMAR MILLER is averaging 129.3 scrimmage yards per game (303 rush, 85 receiving, 388 total)& has 4 total TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.). Aims for 4th in row with TD. Miller (2,492) needs 8 rush yards to reach 2,500 career. RB JONAS GRAY had season-high 49 rush yards in last meeting...WR-PR JARVIS LANDRY had 8 rec. for 67 yards in last meeting. Only NFL player with 40+ catches (42) & PR-TD in 2015. WR RISHARD MATTHEWS led team with 7 receptions for 62 yards last week. Has 60+ receiving yards in 5 of past 6. Posted 113 receiving yards on 6 catches with 2 TDs in last meeting...DE OLIVIER VERNON has sack in 2 of past 3, incl. 1 vs. NE last week. Since 2013, CB BRENT GRIMES has 11 INTs, tied for most among AFC CBs. S RESHAD JONES leads team with 67 tackles
BILLS: In last start (Week 5 at Ten.), QB TYROD TAYLOR had 189 total yards (109 pass, 76 rush, 4 rec.) with 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush). QB EJ MANUEL passed for 298 yards & 2 TDs vs. Jags in London. Aims for 3rd in row with 250+ pass yards...RB LE SEAN MC COY has 3 total TDs in 2 career meetings, incl. 10-yard TD catch in last game vs. Mia. Since 2009, ranks 3rd in NFL with 9,501 scrimmage yards. Rookie RB KARLOS WILLIAMS aims for 5th in row with TD...WR SAMMY WATKINS has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Scored 1st career TD in 9/7/14 meeting vs. Dolphins. In Week 7 vs. Jags, WR ROBERT WOODS led team in catches (9), rec. yards (84) & scored 16-yard TD. WR MARCUS EASLEY scored 1st career TD (58-yard catch) vs. Jags in London...Since 2011, DT MARCELL DAREUS ranks 2nd among NFL DTs with 29.5 sacks, incl. 1 in last meeting. In past 4 meetings, LB JERRY HUGHES has 2 sacks & FF.